The Magic of Gold

Seductively glittering, also very rare, with a pleasant heaviness; but weighty in another sense: no other precious metal is charged with so much meaning. Many an abstract concept, be it divinity, immortality, purity or power, has been associated with this concrete element: gold. This series tells the story of the value and magic of gold in advanced civilizations.

The series goes in search of the mysterious significance of gold in the advanced civilizations: to Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, to the Incas, to the Scythians, to India and China.

Found with luck in nature, processed into ritual objects, figurines or jewelry. It has always fascinated people. No other precious metal is charged with as much meaning as gold. Many an abstract concept, be it divinity, immortality, purity or power, has been associated with this concrete element. It was just as much an attribute of gods and kings as an earthly representative of the sun.

This series tells the story of the magic of gold that gripped the ancient civilizations and still exists today. The coins represent art treasures that are thousands of years old. What was made of gold back then, still is. It is still imbued with the magical power of the unfathomable.